Guard and holder for fly-paper.



J. J. CONNELL.

GUAR D HOLDER FOR FL PER.

AP TION FILED MAY 3,

Patented Oct. 26, 1915. J I.

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JAMES J. CONNELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GUARD AND HOLDER FOR FLY-ZPAPER.

specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1915. Serial No. 25,365.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, James J. CONNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards and Holders for Fly-Paper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a guard and holder for that class of fly paper known as sticky fly paper and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the parts thereof, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

As is well known, sticky fly paper used for catching flies, has one of its surfaces coated with an adhesive or very sticky substance which may be sweetened to make it more attractive to flies, and that sheets of such paper are placed on'the window sills, on tables and other pieces of furnlture, and

in window easements for entrapping flies,

and when so located, said sheets are often blown over by drafts or gusts of wind, and

besides, window curtains and the garments of persons frequently come .in contact with the adhesive surface of the paper,'thus causing it to adhere to said curtains or garments,

as well as, to soil the same and to render the paper less efiicient.

It is therefore, the principal object of the invention to provide a guard and holder for sheets of fly paper, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable, and efficient in operation, and so made that it will hold a sheet of fly paper with its adhesive surface uppermost, and in such a manner as to protect said sheet from adhesive of the paper, yet so that the sticky surface of the sheet will be exposed in a novel and enticing way to the flies.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig.

5 is a reduced view inside elevation of the completed holder showing a modification in the construction thereof. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of one end of the holder showing one form of fastening device for the sheet of paper. Fig. 7'is a sectional view through one end of the holder taken on line 7, 7 of Fig. 8, looking in the direction indicated by the a rrows showing a modification in the construction of one of the fastening devices for the sheet of paper and Fig. 8 is a plan sectional. viewthereof.

Like numerals of reference, refer'to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to t inclusive of the drawings, the guard and holder is desig nated as a whole by the reference numeral 10, and said guard and holder may be made of any suitable size, form and material, but preferablyrectangular in shape as shown, and of flexible material such as sheet metal. The holder 10 is by preference bent upwardly atits middle, as shown in Fig. 2, and

has at each of its ends a down-turned portion 11 each of which portions is provided with an ln-turned 0r inwardly extended flange or foot 12 to rest on the support for the holder, such as a window sill, table or other piece of furniture. The body or upward portion of the holder is provided with numerous openings 13, each of which has at shown the fastening for the ends of the paper which consists of an ordinary paper fastener 16 which has its members 17 extended, through the paper 15 and through the suitable opening in the foot 12 of the holder, and then clenched on the lower surface of said foot. One of these fasteners may be employed near each corner of .the paper and holder and ordinarily will be sullicient to connect them together. To give additional strength to the guard and holder 10 its side edges may be provided with a bead 18 in each of which may be located a small wire 19 which beads and wires may extendfrom the'inner edge of one of the feet 12 to the inneredge-of the other. foot. By this arrangement it is obvious that greater stability will be afforded to the guard and J holder, but it will be understood that it will 'stilljpossess sufiicient resiliency so that its middle portion will have a tendency on account of its weight tosag or move downwardly,,thus causing the ends 11 and feet 12 to be'separated and thus hold the sheet of fly" paper 15 taut. To insure downward 7 pressure of the middle'portion of the holder 10, a weight 20 of any suitable kind may be attached to the middle portion of the holder, but in the present instance I have shown the weight in the form of a bar 20 which is extended transversely wlth respect 7 to the holder 10 and is located between two of the rows of the downwardl extended flanges 14 which surround the ()Hi:=:,"'3 1 in the holder. 'lhisbar or weight can how ever, be attached or secured to the holder by means of solder or otherwise. In Flg. 5 is shown a modified form of the guard and holder, which is identical with that above .described'exc'ept-that the beads 18 and wires 19 thereon are omitted. from the dges of the body of the holder.

In Fig. 6 is illustrated a modified form of one of the fastening devices for the ends of the sheet of paper which consists in providing-one of the feet 12 with an upwardly ex tended projection 21 which is punched out of the material forming said feet. Of course as many of these projections may be provided on each of said feet as may be deemed necessary and said projections can be caused to pierce the sheet near the ends by pressing the latter downwardly thereon.

In Figs. 7 and S is shown still another modification in the construction of the fastening devices for the paper which consists in providing each of the feet 12 with a pointed and upwardly extended projection 22 which is stamped out of the material forming the feet 12, any number of which may be employed.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawing it will be readily understood and clearly seen, that, by employing a guard and holder constructed according to my invention a sheet of fly paper 15 may be at tached at its ends, by any suitable means to the feet or extensions 12 so that the adhesive surface of the sheet will be uppermost and that the body of the guard and holder 10 will overlie said sheet in such a wav as to protect it from contact with anything to which it might adhere, at the same time will hold the sheet taut so that it can be readily moved from one place to another. It is also manifest that by providing the openings 13 with depending flanges ll surrounding said openings, such construction will have a tendency to cause the flies after alighting on the upper surface of the body 10 to enter the openings 13 on account of their inquisitiveness or curiosity, as well as on account of the substance on the fly paper by which they may be attracted and to alight on said paper where they will be held by the adhesive thereon.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A guard and holder for fly paper consisting of a flexible and apertured sheet having a downwardly extended portion at each of its ends, and means to fasten a sheet of paper at or near its ends to said portions.

2. A guard and holder for fly paper consisting of a flexible and apertured body having a downwardly extended portion at each of its ends, a weight on said body between its ends, and means to fasten a sheet of paper at or near its ends to said portions.

3. A guard and holder for fly paper consisting of a flexible body having a series of openings each provided with a depending flange, said sheet having at each of its ends a downwardly extended portion provided with an inwardly extended foot, each of said feet having fastening means for the fly paper.

4. A guard and holder for fly paper consisting of a flexible body having a series of openings, each provided with a depending flange, a weight on said body between its ends, said body having at each of its ends a downwardly extended portion provided with an inwardly extended foot, each of said feet having integral therewith means for fastening a sheet of paper thereto.

5. A guard and holder for fly paper consisting of a body made of flexible sheet metal and having a series of openings therein, each of said openings having a flange surrounding the same and depending from the body, a transversely disposed weight located on said body between its ends, said body hav ing at each of its ends a downwardly eX- tended portion provided with an inwardly extended foot, each of said feet having integrally therewith means for fastening a 10 sheet of paper thereto.

JAMES J. CONNELL. Witness:

CHAS. C. TILLMAN.

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